Need help to know about ROOT DNS query

[babu dheen]

Hi,
 
 We have two internal Windows DNS servers which answer all DNS query by forwarding it to gateway DNS server running in Redhat BIND. But i have a query regarding allowing ROOT DNS query on internal DNS server.
 
Can anyone let me know whether company Internal DNS server should respond to ROOT DNS query. When i execute # dig . NS @my-company-name-server query  I am getting complete response
 
 Let me know whether enabling ROOT DNS query is a security threat. For more informaton can you read and help us to securely configure our company internal Windows DNS server and its impact of disabling it.
 
 
; <<>> DiG 9.3.3rc2 <<>> . NS @10.0.0.1
; (1 server found)
;; global options:  printcmd
;; Got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 34899
;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 13, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 10
;; QUESTION SECTION:
;.                              IN      NS
;; ANSWER SECTION:
.                       49842   IN      NS      j.root-servers.net.
.                       49842   IN      NS      k.root-servers.net.
.                       49842   IN      NS      l.root-servers.net.
.                       49842   IN      NS      m.root-servers.net.
.                       49842   IN      NS      a.root-servers.net.
.                       49842   IN      NS      b.root-servers.net.
.                       49842   IN      NS      c.root-servers.net.
.                       49842   IN      NS      d.root-servers.net.
.                       49842   IN      NS      e.root-servers.net.
.                       49842   IN      NS      f.root-servers.net.
.                       49842   IN      NS      g.root-servers.net.
.                       49842   IN      NS      h.root-servers.net.
.                       49842   IN      NS      i.root-servers.net.
;; ADDITIONAL SECTION:
j.root-servers.net.     49842   IN      A       192.58.128.30
a.root-servers.net.     49842   IN      A       198.41.0.4
b.root-servers.net.     49842   IN      A       192.228.79.201
c.root-servers.net.     49842   IN      A       192.33.4.12
d.root-servers.net.     49842   IN      A       128.8.10.90
e.root-servers.net.     49842   IN      A       192.203.230.10
f.root-servers.net.     49842   IN      A       192.5.5.241
g.root-servers.net.     49842   IN      A       192.112.36.4
h.root-servers.net.     49842   IN      A       128.63.2.53
i.root-servers.net.     49842   IN      A       192.36.148.17
;; Query time: 34 msec
;; SERVER: 10.0.0.1#53(10.132.1.13)
;; WHEN: Thu Mar 17 17:16:18 2011
;; MSG SIZE  rcvd: 401


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